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., i was leading a system where 8% of the 8th graders in the city schools were operating on grade level in mathematics when i got there. yet when i looked at the performance evaluations of the adults at the same time 98% of them were being written as doing an excellent job. you can't run an effective organization when you have that kind of a disconnect between, you know, what people are supposed to be doing and the results that we're producing for kids. now i think that without a doubt today's teacher evaluation system are broken. there's a move now to fix them. a lot of teachers are worried about the use of test scores and whether that is fair or not. i think that what we've got to do is focus on the system that does... is fair and transparent for teachers but at the same time does hold folks accountable for the academic growth we see with kids >> jon: this is interesting. from any of the conversations i have with teachers they all talk about the frustrations that they have with this idea of the test being the all mighty word. that there is a math and reading metric that is established
., i was leading a system where 8% of the 8th graders in the city schools were operating on grade level in mathematics when i got there. yet when i looked at the performance evaluations of the adults at the same time 98% of them were being written as doing an excellent job. you can't run an effective organization when you have that kind of a disconnect between, you know, what people are supposed to be doing and the results that we're producing for kids. now i think that without a doubt today's...
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state of the city's budget according to a lead author on the report the city is in the black city is not in a current crisis at the moment the city's budget is balanced for the current year over time the city has built reasonably healthy reserves there are some who question whether this newly released projection is the reason for the proposed budget cuts or if this report was commissioned in order to justify cuts that were already in the works detective robert cherry head of the baltimore city police union dismissed the report as a political effort he told the baltimore sun which going on here is all a smokescreen they don't know what the tax base is going to look like their consultants asked to come and deliver bad news so that the city can do political posturing furthermore cristela port a former baltimore city recreation and parks director sees the forecast as window dressing to direct attention away from a serious lack of financial oversight the firm that's at this work no faction basis said no a lot of it you know had nothing to go on so it's good for there if you know you're sa
state of the city's budget according to a lead author on the report the city is in the black city is not in a current crisis at the moment the city's budget is balanced for the current year over time the city has built reasonably healthy reserves there are some who question whether this newly released projection is the reason for the proposed budget cuts or if this report was commissioned in order to justify cuts that were already in the works detective robert cherry head of the baltimore city...
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if there's any senator taking issue with the president going city to city and town to town and informing americans and local governments about the programs that are available to them through their taxpayer dollars, it would be him. and i don't think there's anything really controversial about members of the federal government, members of the administration to go and have these information sessions with people, but this conversation is pretty premature, it hasn't been announced yet that this is something the white house is dealing with. and i think that-- >> with all due respect to what you're saying the president has the right to do this, certainly does, and it might be a good move to get out and talk to the american people, which he customarily does, but it costs money, angela. it costs money at a time that we're talking about sequestration and losing money. >> you're exactly right, kelly and listen, 83% of the american people believe that washington d.c. has a spending problem and this 100 city federal spending tour is a prime example. seven out of ten americans today. they've stopped
if there's any senator taking issue with the president going city to city and town to town and informing americans and local governments about the programs that are available to them through their taxpayer dollars, it would be him. and i don't think there's anything really controversial about members of the federal government, members of the administration to go and have these information sessions with people, but this conversation is pretty premature, it hasn't been announced yet that this is...
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he wants to put it in the city's reserve fund. with the district raking in the dough from business sales and estate taxes, we may find out which social programs the mayor might be inclineed to support with revenues, although he supports affordable housing. this is his tomorrow and he's living under the cloud of a federal investigation, forcing three of his campaign workers to plead guilty to corruption charges connected to his 2010 campaign. one more thing the mayor is expected to touch on tonight and that is contributions to the economy made by startup businesses and some new text companies. >>> certain benefits will be extended to the thousands of gay and lesbian personnel. they will be departing -- the finalm print on the armed forces. he has to walk a fine line and that recognizes marriage between a man and woman. >>> wanted a police are investigating a deadly house fire in the district and they say they pulled two victims from a bored up home that was supposed to be vacant. matt ackland has more. >> reporter: investigators an
he wants to put it in the city's reserve fund. with the district raking in the dough from business sales and estate taxes, we may find out which social programs the mayor might be inclineed to support with revenues, although he supports affordable housing. this is his tomorrow and he's living under the cloud of a federal investigation, forcing three of his campaign workers to plead guilty to corruption charges connected to his 2010 campaign. one more thing the mayor is expected to touch on...
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of the district of columbia. >> the city a vile sewer. she says the district needs help. fox 5's paul wagner has that story. >> cindy, cindy, cindy. what's that you say? our fine city is a dump? the nation's crapiton? on page 18, cindy adams didn't take a swipe at our lovely city. she launched a full out offensive. >> she said that it is rank, murky, and a sewer. what do you make of that? >> she's not talking about any neighborhood that i know. >> adams writes, she drove down here recently and found d.c. stands for the district of crapola. >> is that the washington that you know? >> oh my god, that's awful. what's her beef with washington? no, that's not the washington that it's ever been. it's a wonderful city. >> so, we should fire it back at her, don't you think? >> yeah. >> what would you say to her? >> i would tell her that if she feels like our community or the district was that bad, then she needs to help us clean it out. >> when we showed the column to a couple from new orleans, they couldn't disagree more. >> visually, what do yo
of the district of columbia. >> the city a vile sewer. she says the district needs help. fox 5's paul wagner has that story. >> cindy, cindy, cindy. what's that you say? our fine city is a dump? the nation's crapiton? on page 18, cindy adams didn't take a swipe at our lovely city. she launched a full out offensive. >> she said that it is rank, murky, and a sewer. what do you make of that? >> she's not talking about any neighborhood that i know. >> adams writes, she...
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in new york, it is more about the city of new york than the state of new york. the smoking bans which did not help -- did not hurt businesses. when everybody knew the rules, all the bad restaurants shifted over. -- all the restaurants shifted over. this allows a more sophisticated way of dealing with the socialized costs so will we can share them more easily. if you create rules that everyone can follow, they will all do the right thing. otherwise, people will cherry pick and profits accordingly. i personally think each state will have to find their own way of going on this path. it is worth putting this in a document. asked mike bloomberg if this is good or bad. if we're talking about the impact of sodas comment that was worth the risk politically to get that conversation going. there are many other states. fantastic improvement in some of the major urban areas like philadelphia. when you look at this places, they are simple things done well. real food, social infrastructure, mich.-as its 4x4 tool. what little to do all of view, it ought to be about second opin
in new york, it is more about the city of new york than the state of new york. the smoking bans which did not help -- did not hurt businesses. when everybody knew the rules, all the bad restaurants shifted over. -- all the restaurants shifted over. this allows a more sophisticated way of dealing with the socialized costs so will we can share them more easily. if you create rules that everyone can follow, they will all do the right thing. otherwise, people will cherry pick and profits...
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in the city? >> right. a good question. the city has set a goal of reducing private auto trips. it's part of the transportation agency's overall strategy. to reduce auto trips, the next five years, by about 11%. how will they do that? they'll grow transit trips. they'll grow bicycling. walking, taxi car trips and car share. there's a method to get to that. what i would say, particularly with things like parking, there's a goal to really think about parking management. how do we have more parking turnover so people aren't necessarily sitting in one space all day but turning over so businesses are getting more customers? >> when you look at san francisco, and some of the things we've done here in the city to make biking more popular, and it does seem to be working, how do we compare? how do we stack up with other cities of a similar size? >> we're doing pretty well, but we're not at the top of the list. we have place like portland that have higher bike ridership number than our own. we have places l
in the city? >> right. a good question. the city has set a goal of reducing private auto trips. it's part of the transportation agency's overall strategy. to reduce auto trips, the next five years, by about 11%. how will they do that? they'll grow transit trips. they'll grow bicycling. walking, taxi car trips and car share. there's a method to get to that. what i would say, particularly with things like parking, there's a goal to really think about parking management. how do we have more...
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from the national association of counties, from the national league of cities, from the national association of state boards of education, from the national city management association, and from the national school board association. i want to say to all of you thank you for the leadership and collaboration. dubliners cannot wait for washington d.c. to make progress on education legislation. in connecticut we certainly cannot wait. last year i joined with legislators and local partners. we authorized interventions in 30 of our lowest performing school districts, expand the availability of high-quality school models, taken actions to unleash innovation by removing red tape and other barriers to success, and ensuring our schools are home to the very best teachers and principals with their of valuation and support systems. our reforms and initiatives are particularly focused on the teaching profession as a list -- as a linchpin of success. recognizing their state and local leaders across the country are working to gather to support an incentivize innovations to grow school leaders and teachers.
from the national association of counties, from the national league of cities, from the national association of state boards of education, from the national city management association, and from the national school board association. i want to say to all of you thank you for the leadership and collaboration. dubliners cannot wait for washington d.c. to make progress on education legislation. in connecticut we certainly cannot wait. last year i joined with legislators and local partners. we...
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the city are cheating? that would be my argument in new york, new yorkers are too smart and don't want to leave a paper trail. >> true. >> i have to say, i don't think there is a lot of cheating here, there is not a lot of monogamous relationships. how many people are married in new york? 37. >> really? >> manhattan, there are 37 people married. they can't go out. >> that's an odd number. >> i mean 37 couples. >> married couples. >> tom, you are checking this, i am assuming, right? >> 37 married people. it's too expense testify cheat here. but politics is hollywood for ugly people. and they obviously -- you know, are self obsessed and that leads to infidelity. kiss me, touch me. >> as we were saying before the show, d.c. is about power and powerful people, rich people are probably more likely to cheat. >> in d.c., you don't have to be rich to be powerful. low-paid bureaucrat. if you are a man, if you are totally honest, let's concede. i am totally monogamous with my wife, but they are not exactly breaking d
the city are cheating? that would be my argument in new york, new yorkers are too smart and don't want to leave a paper trail. >> true. >> i have to say, i don't think there is a lot of cheating here, there is not a lot of monogamous relationships. how many people are married in new york? 37. >> really? >> manhattan, there are 37 people married. they can't go out. >> that's an odd number. >> i mean 37 couples. >> married couples. >> tom, you are...
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fans as the city welcomes home the ravens. ravens. the question is will the weather hold up or will we be playing some cold muzak weather. that makes no sense at all. never going to do that again. we'll check in with gwen tolbart in just a moment after the break. see if she can sing some sweet muzak as far as the weather is concerned. jot challenge is on. -- >> the challenge is on. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. [ malcrrkkhshziiiizzlllee. to this symphony of flavor: beautiful. shhhhshshshshhshshhhhhsshhhshs. gorgeous! here comes the crescendo. kkerrrrbbuuuuuucraaackkk. just...incredible. pillsbury toaster strudel. if beethoven made breakfast. [ male announcer ] once you've got verizon fios -- america's fastest, most reliable internet -- you get it. but don't take our word for it, ask a real fios customer. ask me
fans as the city welcomes home the ravens. ravens. the question is will the weather hold up or will we be playing some cold muzak weather. that makes no sense at all. never going to do that again. we'll check in with gwen tolbart in just a moment after the break. see if she can sing some sweet muzak as far as the weather is concerned. jot challenge is on. -- >> the challenge is on. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef...
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>> it's a concept that kind of exploded in the united states. and major cities. is it something you can get from a vendor around the world. >> we're running a promoment called simply street food. i made a lamb. it was braced in white wine, oranges, lime juice to a point that it's very tender and falls apart. my dish was selected from-- >> this was a competition. how many chefs worldwide? >> there were over a hundred entries for the competition and six were selected throughout the world. >> very prestigious, congratulations. >> thank you very much. what i'm doing is putting down some black beans. very a little chili sauce. going to put some more black beans on that. >> where was the inspiration for your dish? >> just the love of latin food and flavors, chillilies, combining the flavors together. >> the different street food offerings from around the world are on omni menus, including bedford springs. >> every participating omni will be doing this menu. a little pico degallo. shredded lettuce, cheese. that's a dish that will be featured at every participating omni
>> it's a concept that kind of exploded in the united states. and major cities. is it something you can get from a vendor around the world. >> we're running a promoment called simply street food. i made a lamb. it was braced in white wine, oranges, lime juice to a point that it's very tender and falls apart. my dish was selected from-- >> this was a competition. how many chefs worldwide? >> there were over a hundred entries for the competition and six were selected...
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then a little less from new haven to new york city because we may get a winter mix during the day on friday. changing over to snow on the back side. as far as historic goes, the best chance of that happening, the coastal flooding, the damaging winds, hurricane force winds that would be on cape cod 'the i-95 corridor from boston to providence. if you're traveling there, you're not going to do it friday into saturday. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. once again, washington, d.c., this will be a rain event when the storm comes in. most of friday. once you get up to philadelphia and new york city, we'll have to watch the rain turning into snow friday night. so this is a storm that's going to be historical, hopefully, it won't be too crippling. at least it's fast-moving. >> you being mr. silver lining, the ski resorts -- >> the ski resorts are e-mailing me. snowmobilers. plough drivers. >>> the ten most disliked athletes in america. and outraged at what some are calling a racist frat party at duke university. we'll show you the
then a little less from new haven to new york city because we may get a winter mix during the day on friday. changing over to snow on the back side. as far as historic goes, the best chance of that happening, the coastal flooding, the damaging winds, hurricane force winds that would be on cape cod 'the i-95 corridor from boston to providence. if you're traveling there, you're not going to do it friday into saturday. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather...
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the list of america's least faithful cities is now out. and maybe a few surprises on this thing, as well. coming in third, houston is one of the country's meccas for -- >> why houston? it has to be somewhere where -- no one's going to find you there. >> it's a big city, though. who knows? >> second, also in the lone star state, austin. again. >> so, don't mess with texas. but messing around in texas is just fine. ♪ all my exes live in texas >> now, i know why. >> and topping the list, the nation's capital. washington, d.c. was named the least-faithful city for the second-consecutive year. >> that's not how you want to be known. >> at least there's bipartisan agreement on something. >>> when you think of water skiing, this is probably not what comes to mind. >> check out chuck patterson, hanging ten near santa barbara with the wrong equipment. instead of using a surfboard, he strapped on skis to ride the 30-foot waves, using the poles to help maintain his balance. patterson is believed to be the first person to ever attempt wave skiing. >
the list of america's least faithful cities is now out. and maybe a few surprises on this thing, as well. coming in third, houston is one of the country's meccas for -- >> why houston? it has to be somewhere where -- no one's going to find you there. >> it's a big city, though. who knows? >> second, also in the lone star state, austin. again. >> so, don't mess with texas. but messing around in texas is just fine. ♪ all my exes live in texas >> now, i know why....
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with the city. the recommendation comes after many didn't like the four proposed color schemes. last year the d.c. council passed a law requiring a uniform color for all d.c. cabs. mayor gray is already expressing concern saying all red cabs would look like emergency vehicles. >>> i like big trucks? there's a new ram truck in the works. motor trend magazine reports chrysler will announce today it's going to offer a version of its ram 1500 pickup truck that runs on diesel. it will be the first modern half ton pickup in the u.s. with a diesel power option. now even though diesel costs more at the pump, in some drivers prefer it because it lasts longer and has a higher resale value. >>> three big automakers have something to brag about. they have the country's most dependable vehicles. j.d. power and associates gave the honor to lexus, porsche, and lincoln. the survey looks at 3-year-old vehicles and looks at whether the cars had things like engine fatigue, electronic glitches, even excessive wind nois
with the city. the recommendation comes after many didn't like the four proposed color schemes. last year the d.c. council passed a law requiring a uniform color for all d.c. cabs. mayor gray is already expressing concern saying all red cabs would look like emergency vehicles. >>> i like big trucks? there's a new ram truck in the works. motor trend magazine reports chrysler will announce today it's going to offer a version of its ram 1500 pickup truck that runs on diesel. it will be...
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as the balloon approached the ancient city of luxor, south of cairo, an on board canister caused the balloon to plunge about 1,000 feet into a sugar cane field. the victims include tourists from china, japan, britain and france. >>> the reservation of the highest ranking catholic leader in britain said he will not vote at the upcoming enclave to pick the new pope. scotland's cardinal keith o'brien resigned. the vatican says pope benedict accepts the cardinals's resignation because he's near the age of 75, not because of accusations. >>> today marks the one-year anniversary of the tragic shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. a million hoodie gathering is scheduleded here in new york city. the teen was shot by george zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer. zimmerman has pleaded not guilty. his trial is set to start in june. >>> in california, the search continues this morning for four people whose 29-foot sailboat disappeared off the coast of monterey. the distress call believed to be made by a man with his wife, son and a young cousin before they abandoned the sinking vesse
as the balloon approached the ancient city of luxor, south of cairo, an on board canister caused the balloon to plunge about 1,000 feet into a sugar cane field. the victims include tourists from china, japan, britain and france. >>> the reservation of the highest ranking catholic leader in britain said he will not vote at the upcoming enclave to pick the new pope. scotland's cardinal keith o'brien resigned. the vatican says pope benedict accepts the cardinals's resignation because he's...
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global appellation migrates to cities by 2050. they will be further away from the food that is grown. here is another illustration. it sticks out from all of the statistics i have thrown at you. if there is one thing i hope you will remember, i hope it will be this. it is breath thetaking. a full 30%-50% for the food producers in the world rots or goes uneatten. that is one of the most amazing statistics i will level --ve evr digitally. -- ever articulate. the problem is getting the goods to market. roughly 85% of the food produced never crosses international borders. even the unequal distribution of april in the lance i mentioned, that is a major -- the unequal distribution in the lands that i mentioned, that is a major issue. we need to become better at moving the food. we need to do a lot more of it sustainably. the solution to those problems broadly speaking is a word that all four of us have mentioned in various ways. that single word is innovation. through science-based technologies, we can innovate to handle severe weather
global appellation migrates to cities by 2050. they will be further away from the food that is grown. here is another illustration. it sticks out from all of the statistics i have thrown at you. if there is one thing i hope you will remember, i hope it will be this. it is breath thetaking. a full 30%-50% for the food producers in the world rots or goes uneatten. that is one of the most amazing statistics i will level --ve evr digitally. -- ever articulate. the problem is getting the goods to...
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i worked a patrol unit for 17 years in the city of baltimore. when i first started experiencing the pain, it's hard to describe because you have a numbness but yet you have the pain like thousands of needles sticking in your foot. it was progressively getting worse, and at that point, i knew i had to do something. when i went back to my health care professional, that's when she suggested the lyrica. once i started taking the lyrica, the pain started subsiding. [ male announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, changes in eye sight including blurry vision, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or skin sores from diabetes. common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain, and swelling of hands, legs, and feet
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>> eight of the ten mayors of the miserable cities supported obama. >> dana: a lot of the urban places like san antonio, they supported obama and that city is doing great. in the south and also in texas. come up, she made history to qualify to start at the head of the pack at daytona. will she beat the boys this sunday? i'll tell you what greg said about it in the green room. that is next on "the five." ♪ ♪ for over 75 years people have saved money with...ohhh... ...with geico... ohhh...sorry! director's voice: here we go. from the top. and action for over 75 years people have saved money with gecko so.... director's voice: cut it! ...what...what did i say? gecko? i said gecko? aw... for over 75 year...(laughs. but still trying to keep it contained) director's voice: keep it together. i'm good. i'm good. for over 75...(uncontrollable laughter). what are you doing there? stop making me laugh. vo: geico. saving people money for over seventy-five years. gecko: don't look at me. don't look at me. [ male announcer ] a car has a rather small rear-view mirror, so we can occasionally glanc
>> eight of the ten mayors of the miserable cities supported obama. >> dana: a lot of the urban places like san antonio, they supported obama and that city is doing great. in the south and also in texas. come up, she made history to qualify to start at the head of the pack at daytona. will she beat the boys this sunday? i'll tell you what greg said about it in the green room. that is next on "the five." ♪ ♪ for over 75 years people have saved money with...ohhh......
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snow and temps in the 40's for new york city and boston and that's a welcomed sight. i want to quickly tell you, kelly, there's another storm across the west, another impact for another part of the population and the four corners area and tonight and tomorrow it it moves in towards the northern planes and we have another this one across the northern plains and the snow causing white-out conditions. and the exact system pulls into the southern plains and a threat for tornado activity today across parts of texas and oklahoma and tomorrow, transitions to the east and southeast texas including houston and all of louisiana headed over to jacksson, mississippi and right around tuscaloosa, alabama and the breakoff point. severe weather today and tomorrow and another blizzard and i hate to say it, possibly, the models indicating another storm for thursday, a bit of a northeaster potentially impactings the northeast. >> winter rearing its ugly head and for those people we hope they can find shelter from the cold. >> well, the blizzard created a travel nightmare, millions of pe
snow and temps in the 40's for new york city and boston and that's a welcomed sight. i want to quickly tell you, kelly, there's another storm across the west, another impact for another part of the population and the four corners area and tonight and tomorrow it it moves in towards the northern planes and we have another this one across the northern plains and the snow causing white-out conditions. and the exact system pulls into the southern plains and a threat for tornado activity today...
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five of the six cities with the highest murder rates are among those cities with the strictest gun control. if you contrast that to cities that do not have strict gun control -- for example, my hometown of houston, where there are nine murders per 100,000 people, that is less than 1/4 what detroit suffers under. you look at other cities in my home state of texas -- san antonio has 7 murders per 100,000 people. el paso has two murders per 100,000 people. that means detroit, the murder rate is 24 times higher than it is in el paso. i would also point out that the argument that you and chairman were discussing about cities such as chicago not being isolated islands, that there are places elsewhere in the country where people can legally purchase firearms -- none of those cities i discussed, houston, san antonio, el paso, are isolated islands. in the entire state you can purchase firearms. what we see with the murder rates is that the murder rates are consistently lower. my question to you, not your subjective beliefs, but are you aware of any empirical data -- every one of us wants to reduce
five of the six cities with the highest murder rates are among those cities with the strictest gun control. if you contrast that to cities that do not have strict gun control -- for example, my hometown of houston, where there are nine murders per 100,000 people, that is less than 1/4 what detroit suffers under. you look at other cities in my home state of texas -- san antonio has 7 murders per 100,000 people. el paso has two murders per 100,000 people. that means detroit, the murder rate is 24...
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. >> we laugh at dumb things in the morning. >>> tourism in atlantic city, the miss america pageant is returning to the boardwalk. >> that came as a surprise to the las vegas convention and visitors authority, which hosted the pageant for seven years. a formal announcement about the move is set for today. >> hmm. maybe i'll go this year. >> hi. >>> when we come back, that breaking news about the blade runner. he's under arrest this morning for a death in his house. >>> and the nation's top college hoops team trying to avoid even more upsets this season. which was the latest to fall? ♪ i woke up to a new day ♪ every little thing gonna go my way ♪ [ female announcer ] we've added a touch of philadelphia cream cheese to our kraft natural shredded cheese so you can bring a creamier melt to any morning. ♪ so you can bring a creamier melt to any morning. nature's true celebrities aren't always the most obvious. take the humble stevia plant, with a surprising secret to share: sweetness. truvia sweetener. zero-calorie sweetness, born from the stevia leaf. from nature, for sweetness. yo
. >> we laugh at dumb things in the morning. >>> tourism in atlantic city, the miss america pageant is returning to the boardwalk. >> that came as a surprise to the las vegas convention and visitors authority, which hosted the pageant for seven years. a formal announcement about the move is set for today. >> hmm. maybe i'll go this year. >> hi. >>> when we come back, that breaking news about the blade runner. he's under arrest this morning for a death...
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the capital city. at minimum, 70,000 men, women and children have died in the two-year conflict. >> we have a date when castro will no longer run the show in cuba after five decades. they will be finished in 2018. that is the word yesterday from 891-year-old president karul castro. he accepted another five-year term but announced it will his last. he became president when fidel fell ill. 86-year-old former leader has looked frail. yesterday he appeared at the national assembly for the second time. he led the revolution that took over the island nation way back in 1959. >>> u.s. borders could be less secure thanks to washington's latest spending showdown. washington manufactured crisis that doesn't have to happen the distraction for all of us. homeland secretary is talking about and white house is trying to scare americans with four days to cut a deal on mostly a fake issue. lots of americans apparently have their own money troubles. experts say you may look at your credit card bill and bank account. we
the capital city. at minimum, 70,000 men, women and children have died in the two-year conflict. >> we have a date when castro will no longer run the show in cuba after five decades. they will be finished in 2018. that is the word yesterday from 891-year-old president karul castro. he accepted another five-year term but announced it will his last. he became president when fidel fell ill. 86-year-old former leader has looked frail. yesterday he appeared at the national assembly for the...
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but the biggest issue in kansas city were the road. we saw some people hot dogging and it saw snow plows having a hard time, getting stuck. the highways had eight tricks -- trucks, six city buses had to be towed. in the end, eight or ten inches where i am. and then you can get an idea how deep the snow is in this area. worst of it passed. people are looking to what happens tomorrow, trying to get the roads classic because this area is expected to get hit one more time. >> shepard: a lot of power outage. going to be back on before it gets hit again? >> the crews are trying to get the best of this. looking at the trees opened here, the snow sticks to the trees, weighs down the branches, and then you get the heavy winds, that knocks out the powerlines. at this moment 38,000 people in the area without power. the utility trucks are trying to get around as fast as they can. >> shepard: mike, thanks. still a million people in the path of the huge storm, and even if folks don't see the snow, they can still face a serious threat from towards. h
but the biggest issue in kansas city were the road. we saw some people hot dogging and it saw snow plows having a hard time, getting stuck. the highways had eight tricks -- trucks, six city buses had to be towed. in the end, eight or ten inches where i am. and then you can get an idea how deep the snow is in this area. worst of it passed. people are looking to what happens tomorrow, trying to get the roads classic because this area is expected to get hit one more time. >> shepard: a lot...
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there are some syrian population centers along the border and fighting in those cities. there's some motorarts, some bullels across the boarder. it hasn't been aimed at us. but we have to be concerned there. for a long time before the outbreak of hostilities in syria, before the outbreak of the sig war, we have concluned that bashad and his regime was too costly, too prohibitive for mild middle east security in general. that's been an important ally with iran. it has provided 70,000 rockets to hezbollah. they tried to make a secret nuclear military facility which thankfully doesn't exist anymore. his father was ruthless. but somehow he was ruthless in sort of responsible, predictable. his son bashar is ruthless and reckless. and nobody in the middle east can afford him. >> this is as much about syria's pose visa ve israel as it is -- veesa ve israel -- >> they're also very concerned about the regime, its relationship with iran. >> yet it's israel that's acted in this most recent case as opposed to turkey or jordan? >> can't comment on that. >> i understand. let me ask yo
there are some syrian population centers along the border and fighting in those cities. there's some motorarts, some bullels across the boarder. it hasn't been aimed at us. but we have to be concerned there. for a long time before the outbreak of hostilities in syria, before the outbreak of the sig war, we have concluned that bashad and his regime was too costly, too prohibitive for mild middle east security in general. that's been an important ally with iran. it has provided 70,000 rockets to...
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they take in the 50 largest cities and get the rest of the country later. they think 108 million viewer last night. the third largest audience for any television program in american history. the only two programs that had higher ratings were the previous two super bowls with the highest rated show of all time, last year's super bowl when the giants beat the patriots. don't know about during the power outage. know beyoncÉ's number at halftime -- whether the ratings went up or down when the lights win off, we don't know yet. people like train wrecks and this is a brilliant train wreck. >> a new saga -- the new secretary of state john kerry used his first day in the new office to promise to protect all u.s. diplomats. noting the deadly attack in libya, said that protection of all american diplomats will be a top priority. >> we are particularly reminded by the stevens and authority and tyrone woods and sean smith, and now everybody here still mourns that loss, and we will. so i pledge to you this. i will not let their patriotism and their bravery be obscured
they take in the 50 largest cities and get the rest of the country later. they think 108 million viewer last night. the third largest audience for any television program in american history. the only two programs that had higher ratings were the previous two super bowls with the highest rated show of all time, last year's super bowl when the giants beat the patriots. don't know about during the power outage. know beyoncÉ's number at halftime -- whether the ratings went up or down when the...
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the good news for the major cities of the northeast, shouldn't be a big deal. it's mostly rain. north and west of there, to upstate new york and the mountains of vermont and new hampshire, we could see up to about a foot of snowfall. the moral of the story is tough traveling today and tough traveling tomorrow. >> jeff, thanks. >>> there are just three days left before huge automatic spending cuts hit the nation. a new pew research poll shows more than six out of ten americans think the cuts will have a negative effect on the economy. >> if they come, nearly half of those surveyed say they will blame republicans. just over 1/3 will hold president obama responsible. bill plante is at the white house. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, nora. the president has been blaming republicans. they call it scare mongering. his aides say that he's just warning the country about what could happen if congress doesn't stop the automatic budget cuts scheduled for the end of the week. the white house stepped up its campaign to pressure republicans, enlisting the secretary of homeland
the good news for the major cities of the northeast, shouldn't be a big deal. it's mostly rain. north and west of there, to upstate new york and the mountains of vermont and new hampshire, we could see up to about a foot of snowfall. the moral of the story is tough traveling today and tough traveling tomorrow. >> jeff, thanks. >>> there are just three days left before huge automatic spending cuts hit the nation. a new pew research poll shows more than six out of ten americans...
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sand in canada put in a pipeline and shipped here where it's refined and where it chokes out cities in illinois in oklahoma cities in america canada america and billionaires want that same dirty tar sands oil shipped just a little farther south so they can refine it in texas pollute even more americans put it on ships and sell it all over the world except to americans as canada has oil billionaires in texas want it so they can refine it and ship it all over the world except back to americans and the rest of us just get a massive rickety pipeline cut right down the center of the country that will likely spill a few dozen times over the next few years are going to the keystone x.l. pipeline a pipeline under construction right now in texas a pipeline that will. accelerate our global descent into another permian extinction and a pipeline that the president can halt construction on today the same president who said last night that we must do something about climate change for the sake of our children he can stop it but instead today he watched as police outside his home arrested patrioti
sand in canada put in a pipeline and shipped here where it's refined and where it chokes out cities in illinois in oklahoma cities in america canada america and billionaires want that same dirty tar sands oil shipped just a little farther south so they can refine it in texas pollute even more americans put it on ships and sell it all over the world except to americans as canada has oil billionaires in texas want it so they can refine it and ship it all over the world except back to americans...
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the evening there in kansas city. very major concerns that people may have been injured in this, but as i say, we have no firm numbers on anything very much a developing and dangerous situation there in kansas city tonight. >> gregg: 49 degrees and dropping fast and ten mile-an-hour winds. we'll keep it updated. >>> the u.s. is about to make history in the middle east with the controversial drones. we're live at pentagon with the details on this. plus, the man convicted in the killing of his washington intern named chandra levy wants a whole new trial. his lawyers said that lawyers did not give him a fair shake and this thing must be tried again. his time. his time. step seven point two one two. rify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. can make any old day a special occasion. so she makes her new mini cream pies with real cream
the evening there in kansas city. very major concerns that people may have been injured in this, but as i say, we have no firm numbers on anything very much a developing and dangerous situation there in kansas city tonight. >> gregg: 49 degrees and dropping fast and ten mile-an-hour winds. we'll keep it updated. >>> the u.s. is about to make history in the middle east with the controversial drones. we're live at pentagon with the details on this. plus, the man convicted in the...
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as we toweled in the top of the show, the sheriff in midland city, alabama said the lines of communication remain open with the man accused of holding a little five year old boy hostage in an underground bunker . it is day five of the drama. the sheriff would not say if jimmy lee dykes has any demands. he has heaters and blankets in the bunker . the temperatures are falming in the 20s that. a big concern to make sure the little boy could stay warm. dykes allowed them to deliver coloring books and medication and toys to the young boy he is holding at the time. sheriff olsen thank would dykes for taking care of the by in the situation. we'll plan to update you on dralm. he's crying for his parents and yet still remains there as police try to negotiate with the suspect to let him go. >> 250,000 people who used the twitter accounts had their accounts hacked. it is one . trending stories. twitter shut down the attackings when they were detected . they may have gained access to user claims and pass words. twitter asked users to reset the pass word. >> harvard university reprimanded dozens of stu
as we toweled in the top of the show, the sheriff in midland city, alabama said the lines of communication remain open with the man accused of holding a little five year old boy hostage in an underground bunker . it is day five of the drama. the sheriff would not say if jimmy lee dykes has any demands. he has heaters and blankets in the bunker . the temperatures are falming in the 20s that. a big concern to make sure the little boy could stay warm. dykes allowed them to deliver coloring books...